I certainly hope that you meant to say "mellow"
instead of "melancholy" as I doubt there is such a
thing as a melancholy Bedlington.. --- david bruce
<youaintseenmeright4
> Sorry to complicate this, but, there are (just like
> the Bedlington) two
> very different types of Lakeland terrier being
> bred in the UK today.
> Type one is the show type Lakeland - derived by
> crossing the original
> Lakeland with Welsh terriers
> and possibly wire haired fox terriers.
>
> Type two is the original working dog, bred true from
> its Cumbrian
> ancestors, and still much prized within these shores
> as a true working
> dog.
>
> Having owned and worked both types as well as
> Bedlingtons, I can tell
> you that apart from being small(ish) English
> terriers, these breeds do
> not share many of the same characteristics.
>
> Both types of Lakeland are generally overtly
> aggresive to other dogs,
> indeed to everything, wherereas the Bedlington (of
> both types)is a much
> more melancholy type of animal.
>
> Working type Lakelands are true earthdogs , indeed,
> this is where they
> excel. Their drawbacks are
> possible lack of intelligence (compared to the
> Bedlington) and poor
> noses - in a hunting sense).
> Show type Lakelands are rarely if ever used as a
> working dog in the UK.
>
> Interesting to read that Ken Bounden reckons that
> Lakelands have
> recently found their way into the Bedlington gene
> pool.
> What type of Lakelands would you say it was?
> Type one Lakelands? or type two?
>
> David Bruce
> Lancashire, England
>
>
"Merda taurorum animas conturbit"
Pat Mills Bee/Sting
Dover Bedlingtons
Sacramento, Ca.
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